Pinagpagan (d)
LOCAL NAME:
Pinagpagan (d)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket
DESCRIPTION:
Bontoc, Mountain Province: Pinagpagan
A wide blanket known as pinagpagan. The side panels are in dominant red with patterns of diamonds and V’s. The middle part is dominant with minat-mata (eye) designs woven in white, indigo and red threads.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton thread, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Weaving, Stitching
DIMENSIONS:
Length
184.5 cm
Width
132.8 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The prominent design in this finely woven blanket is the diamond-shaped minat-mata (eyes). Another distinguishing feature of the pinagpakhan is the white and black colors at the center. The upper and lower panels typically combine red and black. The dominant frieze design pattern includes minat-mata (eyes) and tiktiko (snake) motifs. The depiction of a snake following a human is common and symbolizes a good omen or luck for the living relatives of the deceased (De Las Peñas and Salvador-Amores, 2016).
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